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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul pushes back on proposed energy rate hikes
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is standing up for New Yorkers struggling with high energy bills after New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation (RG&E) have proposed raising their electricity and gas rates.Hochul...

New York City Council approves overnight parking in industrial business zones for trucks
post Reading Time: < 1 minute NEW YORK — The New York City Council has passed legislation that will require the New York City Department of Transportation to establish overnight parking areas in industrial business zones for trucks. “For far too...

New York adults can get a free college degree in these 8 fields
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you’re an adult looking to go to college for a field in high demand, New York might just cover your education for free. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that both CUNY and SUNY schools will offer free associates degrees to...

New York Yankees Predicted to Trade for Arizona Diamondbacks 26 Home Run Slugger
Getty Yankees manager Aaron Boone has dealt with multiple pitching injuries this season. MLB’s trade deadline season is finally upon us, and the New York Yankees are certainly a team that expects to make welcome additions to their roster. The...
New York Mills farmer chosen as finalist for Farmfest Woman Farmer of the Year Award
NEW YORK MILLS — The top 5 finalists for the Farmfest 2025 Woman Farmer of the Year Award have been selected. The finalists include Kris Huebsch, who owns Otter Berry Farm in New York Mills with her husband Cordell, Haley Eckstrom of Odin, Kayla...
Michelin-star chef Vikas Khanna to bring Assam tea festival to his New York restaurant ‘Bungalow’
New York [US], July 1 (ANI): The 200 Years of Assam Tea celebrations at the Summer Fancy Food Show 2025 in New York witnessed a special moment with the presence of Michelin Star Chef Vikas Khanna as the Guest of Honour at a business roundtable...

World News | Michelin-star Chef Vikas Khanna to Bring Assam Tea Festival to His New York Restaurant 'Bungalow'
New York [US], July 1 (ANI): The 200 Years of Assam Tea celebrations at the Summer Fancy Food Show 2025 in New York witnessed a special moment with the presence of Michelin Star Chef Vikas Khanna as the Guest of Honour at a business roundtable...

Senate passes Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill', sparking reaction from New York lawmakers
New York (WRGB) — The Senate's passage of President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" has drawn reactions from New York lawmakers, some argue the legislation will have devastating effects on health care and food assistance programs. Governor Kathy...

New Report Highlights Increasing Demand For Technology-Driven Solutions Across The Real Estate Market
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) "Our report reveals a significant increase in demand for technology solutions within the real estate sector, driven by the need to address challenges including the aging housing stock, affordability, consumer expectations,...

What to do in New York when you’re in town to see the Yankees
“What should I do while I’m in town?” is not a straightforward question to answer regardless of the city, and with a city like New York, the question is more loaded still. There are the big sights that immediately leap to mind: the Empire State...

The Most Hippie Town In New York Might Surprise You
Everyone thinks they know the most hippie town in New York, but many sources disagree. Can you guess the town in New York State with the most hippies? What is A Hippie? Oxford defines a hippie as: A person of unconventional appearance, typically...

Zohran Mamdani Defeats Andrew Cuomo In New York Democratic Mayoral Primary
Last Updated:July 01, 2025, 21:57 IST Mamdani's win had been widely expected since he took a commanding lead after the polls closed a week ago New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. (Reuters)Indian-origin politician Zohran Mamdani has won the...

Gallup: Want to See Why New York Dems Nominated a Proto-Communist?
Hint: It's not the reason you think. Well, not entirely, anyway. David mentioned Gallup's latest survey results briefly in his post about Bernie Sanders, but it's worth a longer look in the context of Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialist...

Two teens shot outside Stonewall Inn after New York City Pride march
Content warning: mentions of gun violence. Two teenage girls were shot in front of the historic Stonewall Inn in Sheridan Square after the New York City Pride march. Police said it is too early to know if the shooting was a hate crime. According...

A Two Century Brew – Assam Tea Marks 200 Years With Showcase In New York
Photos: Wikipedia India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY – In the expansive halls of New York’s Javits Center, the scent of heritage steeped through the air as India celebrated 200 years of Assam Tea at the Summer Fancy Food Show 2025. The milestone...

From New York to Monaco: Olga Taran, the creative soul behind Hello Monaco
Twelve years after arriving from New York, Olga Taran has turned her expatriate curiosity into a prominent media platform that shares the many facets of the Principality with over 220,000 subscribers worldwide. When Olga Taran set foot in Monaco...

Aaron Judge praises one of his New York Yankees teammates
The New York Yankees have experimented with the combination of players in their infield, which proved unexpectedly beneficial against the Oakland Athletics. The following statistics of a home run, triple, a walk and four RBIs do not belong to...
Vehicle-based radiological survey in Western New York to begin July 7
A vehicle-based radiological survey of Erie and Niagara counties will begin the week of July 7, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials announced Tuesday. This phase of...

What Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in New York City tell us about our political moment
Republished from The Call. After decades of defeats for working people and the Left, it almost felt like a dream to witness Zohran Mamdani make history last night. Sometimes the good guys win. As David Hogg wrote last night, “BREAKING: Not...

In Gary Shteyngart’s latest, a wise child trying to survive a near-future New York
Gary Shteyngart’s previous two novels, “Lake Success” and “Our Country Friends,” engaged with periods in recent US history that were, to put it mildly, unwelcome for a majority of Americans. And yet in writing about the 2016 election of Donald...